عرعر
Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the root ع ر ر (ʕ-r-r) meaning “to be mangy” “to be covered in scabs or scales”, “to strip or flake”, the juniper plant being characterized by its tiny scale-like leaves; cognate with Hebrew עַרְעָר (ʿarʿār, “juniper”), and also Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗 (ʿrʿr, “tamarisk”), Classical Syriac ܥܰܪܳܐ (ʿarrā, “tamarisk”) as tamarisks look similar in texture.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
عَرْعَر • (ʕarʕar) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
الْعَرْعَر al-ʕarʕar |
عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
Nominative | عَرْعَرٌ ʕarʕarun |
الْعَرْعَرُ al-ʕarʕaru |
عَرْعَرُ ʕarʕaru |
Accusative | عَرْعَرًا ʕarʕaran |
الْعَرْعَرَ al-ʕarʕara |
عَرْعَرَ ʕarʕara |
Genitive | عَرْعَرٍ ʕarʕarin |
الْعَرْعَرِ al-ʕarʕari |
عَرْعَرِ ʕarʕari |
Descendants edit
Proper noun edit
عَرْعَر • (ʕarʕar) ?
- Arar (a city in Saudi Arabia)
Declension edit
Declension of noun عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | عَرْعَر ʕarʕar |
— |
Nominative | — | عَرْعَرٌ ʕarʕarun |
— |
Accusative | — | عَرْعَرًا ʕarʕaran |
— |
Genitive | — | عَرْعَرٍ ʕarʕarin |
— |
References edit
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 23
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38